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Franklin out at ESPN

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by D-3 Fan, Jan 4, 2011.

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  1. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    D-3 Fan, Jan 4, 2011
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  2. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Was Franklin the guy who suffered the stroke a year or so ago?
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Jan 4, 2011
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  3. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    You're thinking of his former analyst Mike Gottfried.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jan 4, 2011
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  4. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Why did he call her an asshole?
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jan 4, 2011
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  5. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    Gottfried suffered the stroke about a few (3-4) years ago.

    The original CFB crew of Franklin (fired), Gottfried (stroke), and Adrian (suicide) are no longer with ESPN.
     
    D-3 Fan, Jan 4, 2011
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  6. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    I'm going to paste this, since it was linked.

     
    D-3 Fan, Jan 4, 2011
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  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Yeah, I usually think people overreact and are overly sensitive about something being un-PC.

    This is not one of those cases. He absolutely deserved to be canned.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jan 4, 2011
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  8. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Don't let the door hit you on the sweetcheeks on the way out, Ron.
     
    Ace, Jan 4, 2011
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  9. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Will Mike Tirico comment on this?
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jan 4, 2011
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  10. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    This wasn't his first trouble with the female staff, correct? Didn't he have a run-in like this before?
     
    Bob Cook, Jan 4, 2011
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  11. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Yup, with Holly Rowe. Buckweaver posted this link on ESPN journalism likes thread: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/richard_deitsch/01/03/media.franklin/index.html
     
    Beaker, Jan 4, 2011
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  12. Matt Stephens

    Matt Stephens Well-Known Member

    Growing up in Big 12 country, it's going to be weird not having him and Fran call games together.
     
    Matt Stephens, Jan 4, 2011
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